Windows - Move Windows Folders off Drive C:

This note is normally OK until you need to rescue your systems.  I normally burn a clean image and use that for restoring purpose so I move these folders away from C: as they grow too big.  


To move C:\Windowsd\SoftwareDistribution folder to D:

1. To disable hiberfil.sys by turning hineration off (if is it enabled)

• powercfg.exe /hibernate off

2.      To remove c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution

• net stop wuauserv and press enter
• copy C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution "D:\From C Drive"
• net start wuauserv and press enter

3.      Re-enable hibernation

• powercfg.exe /hibernate on

To move C:\Windowsd\Installer folder to D:

1.      Remove Installer folder

• move C:\Windows\Installer to "D:\From C Drive\Installer"

2. Make registry links to D:

• mklink /d C:\Windows\Installer  "D:\From C Drive\Installer"

Clean up Service Packs

1. DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /SpSuperseded